Will Ferrell 'Elf' Gets Cast Member

[Tuesday, December 3rd, 2002]
New Line Cinema has rounded out the eclectic cast of its Will Ferrell starrer "Elf" as Zooey Deschanel, Bob Newhart and Ed Asner are negotiating to come aboard the Jon Favreau-directed comedy, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

"Elf" stars Ferrell as Buddy, a man raised from infancy by elves at the North Pole. After inadvertently yet continually wreaking havoc on the elf community, Buddy is sent to New York to be reunited with his biological father (James Caan). With the sincere intention of fitting in, Buddy proceeds to turn his father's life upside down.

Deschanel will play a department-store elf who becomes Buddy's love interest, Newhart will play Buddy's adoptive elf father, and Asner will play Santa Claus.

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